This is direct
teeming in to the top of cast iron ingot moulds. Ingot weights and fill
levels were varied to suit the product being rolled. There were 6 or 9
ingots per car. Teemer Bob Elliott being watched by Reuben Templeton.

This is a
bottom pouring ladle and Bob is holding the lever which raises or lowers
the stopper - a lance which goes down through the molten steel and plugs
the hole in the bottom of the ladle. In coordination with the crane
driver overhead, he fills the furthest ingots first and then the nearest.

The temperature
and speed of teeming have to be carefully controlled since they have an
influence on the condition of the ingot.

The bucket
in the teeming platform contained aluminium strips which were thrown into
the top of each ingot to oxidise the steel.

No. 2 converter in blast
in the background. The electric loco is just visible beneath.